How to use QNAP NAS on TV Via HD Station and Kodi Application?

The QNAP NAS’s official support for Kodi helps to unleash the power of QNAP via Kodi and turn your NAS into a powerful media player. The HD Station installed on your QNAP NAS is a platform where the famous XBMC application or Chrome browser can be installed to let you directly play back your NAS multimedia contents or browse the internet websites on the TV screen thru the HDMI interface. The following article will show you how to use QNAP NAS on a TV via HD Station and Kodi in the following two parts:

In the opened “HybridDesk Station” window, select “Kodi” application or other applications you like to install and select “Apply”, the system will then install HD Station and the selected Kodi application or other applications on your QNAP NAS.

Connect your NAS to your TV screen via its HDMI cable.

To remote control the HD Station on your TV screen, there are 4 different ways:
QNAP remote controller
USB keyboard or mouse
Qremote: QNAP remote app, exclusively designed for the HD Station
QNAP remote controller

Note: If you want to use the Chrome to browse an internet website, you are required to use the mouse function on the Qremote or use the USB mouse directly connected to the NAS.

Use Kodi to play music, video and photos stored on QNAP NAS

1. On your TV, open HD Station, find and run Kodi.

2. In Kodi you can choose “Pictures”, “Videos”, or “Music”. Select “Files” to see the media locations you added.